Thanasi Kokkinakis says a doctor advised him not to play before he and Nick Kyrgios retired injured in the men doubles first round at the Australian Open.

Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis' Australian Open run has come to an end through retirement and it also didn't go without a bit of drama. On Thursday, the 2022 Australian Open winners made their return as a pair to Melbourne Park for the first time in three years.

Nick Kyrgios' return to the Australian Open is over after he and Thanasi Kokkinakis stopped playing while trailing in the second set of their first-round doubles on Thursday night. Kyrgios and Kokkinakis, the men's doubles champions at Melbourne Park in ...

Thanasi Kokkinakis says he feels like he’s “letting people down”, with the doubles reunion of his 2022 Australian Open winning partner Nick Kyrgios “unlikely” after he suffered a recurrence of a pectoral injury in his second round loss at Melbourne Park.

MELBOURNE - Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis's bid to repeat their Australian Open doubles triumph of 2022 ended in retirement in on Thursday when the latter was unable to continue their first-round tie.

Both Kyrgios (strained abdominal muscle) and Kokkinakis (right shoulder trouble) came into the match dealing with physical issues.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Nick Kyrgios' return to the Australian Open is over after he and Thanasi ... Kyrgios and Kokkinakis, the men's doubles champions at Melbourne Park in 2022, retired ...

Thanasi Kokkinakis didn't have great news after retiring injured from his Australian Open men's doubles clash with Nick Kyrgios, revealing that he will need "a serious surgical procedure" after going against the doctors and going out to the court.

The Australian tennis star was paid to play in the unofficial event, which was backed by a state-owned energy company blacklisted by the Australian government.

Kokkinakis has been struggling with a pectoral injury for some time, and was forced to withdraw from the Adelaide International last week. He managed to win his first-round singles match at the Australian Open, before suffering a heartbreaking five-set loss in the second round.

Australian tennis fans are once again pinning their hopes on the baby-faced Alex de Minaur at Melbourne Park after ... in the world’s top 100. Thanasi Kokkinakis receives treatment during ...

Record crowds roamed Melbourne Park, new stars emerged, and old ones wound back the clock. Revellers had fun at the party court, but the same conduct was not welcomed by the players as it bled into the big matches.